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Step 6Loosening the stiff link
Driving the Pin in while the link was in the lower support compressed the plates together and made the link stiff.
Now it's time to help the link limber up and space the plates out a little.
This is done on the Upper Chain Guide where the chain floats. When the pin is driven a 1/4 turn on the floating support, the Pin spreads the plates out a little so the link is not stiff with friction.
Check to see there are about equal amounts of pin protrusion out from both outer plates.
Congratulations! You did it. You have joined the Chain Gang!
You deserve a treat, so go visit Sheldon Brown's hilarious chain cleaning page:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html
Now it's time to help the link limber up and space the plates out a little.
This is done on the Upper Chain Guide where the chain floats. When the pin is driven a 1/4 turn on the floating support, the Pin spreads the plates out a little so the link is not stiff with friction.
Check to see there are about equal amounts of pin protrusion out from both outer plates.
Congratulations! You did it. You have joined the Chain Gang!
You deserve a treat, so go visit Sheldon Brown's hilarious chain cleaning page:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html
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